Arthur Thomas
Arthur covers banking and finance and the economy at BizTimes while also leading special projects as an associate editor. He spent also five years covering manufacturing at BizTimes. He previously was managing editor at The Waukesha Freeman. He is a graduate of Carroll University and did graduate coursework at Marquette. A native of southeastern Wisconsin, he is also a nationally certified gymnastics judge and enjoys golf on the weekends.
🔒 Johnson Controls to acquire data center equipment maker in $870...
Johnson Controls International plc plans to acquire Silent-Aire, a maker of air handlers and modular data centers, in a deal valued at up to $870 million.
Marquette goes public with $750 million fundraising campaign
Marquette University on Thursday went public with a fundraising campaign aiming to raise $750 million to support the university’s “Beyond Boundaries” strategic plan.
MSOE, Wisconsin Lutheran and Mount Mary presidents on the role of...
Presidents from three private colleges and universities in southeastern Wisconsin – John Walz of MSOE, Dan Johnson of Wisconsin Lutheran College, and Christine...
Milwaukee Tool to have 450 employees in Milwaukee by March 2022
Milwaukee Tool would need to have 450 employees in the city of Milwaukee within a year under the terms of a deal with the city to support the company’s expansion to the former Assurant building at 501 W. Michigan St.
Milwaukee Tool could bring 2,000 employees to former Assurant building in...
Brookfield-based Milwaukee Tool could bring up to 2,000 employees to downtown Milwaukee as part of a proposed redevelopment of the former Assurant building at...
The mayor? A chief innovation officer? A new department? Where should...
Social media reaction to Jeremy Fojut of NEWaukee suggesting a Department of Transformation for Milwaukee as part of BizTimes' "Big Ideas" feature.
WEC Energy Group utilities won’t seek potential 4-6% rate increase for...
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group on Tuesday said its utility subsidiaries would seek approval from state regulators to forego potential increases to electric, natural gas...
🔒 Utilities plan $162 million acquisition of new wind farm in...
Two Wisconsin utilities plan to acquire a the Red Barn Wind Farm planned in southwest Wisconsin for $162 million.
🔒 Public record: Wisconsin’s economy, then and now
A lot has changed since BizTimes launched as Small Business Times in 1995. Back then, Tommy Thompson was governor of Wisconsin, Bill Clinton was...
Biohealth’s chance to attract talent to Wisconsin with Lisa Johnson│Ep. 53
Lisa Johnson of BioForward Wisconsin joins the BizTimes MKE Podcast to talk about attracting talent to the biohealth industry in the state.
🔒 Glance at yesteryear: Looking back on issue No. 1
The first issue of Small Business Times in April 1995 featured Nick Bukacek of Bukacek Construction on the cover. Since then, more than 8...
More than 1.7 million barrels of Molson Coors beer could be...
More than 1.7 million barrels of beer could be impacted by severe winter storms in Texas and a cybersecurity incident earlier this year, Molson...